304
304
Jan 6, 2013
01/13
by
CNNW
tv
eye 304
favorite 0
quote 0
he wants bashar al assad to go and go right away. listen to next change that i had with president morsi. you want bashar al assad to leave to give up power? do you believe he should be tried by the international criminal court for war crimes? >> translator: it is not i who want this but the syrian people who want this. this phase is the phase of the people, similar to what the egyptian president wanted, the syrian people wanted. and we support the syrian people. and they are going to win and they have the will to win. >> so, you say the syrian president want bashar al assad to be tried for war crimes? >> translator: the syrian people, through their revolution, and through the movement will, when the bloodshed stops, move to a new stage where they will have an independent parliament and the government of their choosing. and then they will decide what they want to do against those who committed crimes against them. it is the syrian people who decide. >> it's clear that president morsi feels that time is running out for the syrian leade
he wants bashar al assad to go and go right away. listen to next change that i had with president morsi. you want bashar al assad to leave to give up power? do you believe he should be tried by the international criminal court for war crimes? >> translator: it is not i who want this but the syrian people who want this. this phase is the phase of the people, similar to what the egyptian president wanted, the syrian people wanted. and we support the syrian people. and they are going to win...
125
125
Jan 8, 2013
01/13
by
CNNW
tv
eye 125
favorite 0
quote 0
first, though, the dictator bashar al assad's first public speech since june occurred. it was most surreal, cheering crowd as assad saying the west is the enemies of the people, enemies of god. he was swarmed by supporters even as shelling continued during the speech. the syrian leader saying he will not step down. look at all of those people cheering for him. now, the u.n. said more than 60,000 syrians have been killed in the past two months. the exact number is hard to know. zaidoun told us time and time again that he wanted the world to know what was happening inside his country. his family says in mid-december secret police came to his home and arrested him. they believe that zaidoun and his brother are being held in a facility in damascus notorious for torture and abuse. his cousin who lives in the united states has created a facebook page to demand their release and his brother's release in the hopes that someone inside the syrian regime will listen. i spoke with zaidoun's cousin about the ordeal her family is going through. take a look. when was the last time tha
first, though, the dictator bashar al assad's first public speech since june occurred. it was most surreal, cheering crowd as assad saying the west is the enemies of the people, enemies of god. he was swarmed by supporters even as shelling continued during the speech. the syrian leader saying he will not step down. look at all of those people cheering for him. now, the u.n. said more than 60,000 syrians have been killed in the past two months. the exact number is hard to know. zaidoun told us...
161
161
Jan 7, 2013
01/13
by
CNNW
tv
eye 161
favorite 0
quote 0
state department spokeswoman says assad's plan is detached from reality and assad should resign immediately. >>> pakistani intelligence officials say a suspected u.s. drone strike killed 17 people today. today's attack follows two suspected u.s. drone strikes last week that killed 15 people, including a taliban commander with ties to the pakistani military. demonstrators protested against drone strikes thursday and burned a u.s. flag. >>> well, the man accused in one of the country's worst mass murders goes to court tomorrow. a judge will decide whether there's enough evidence for 25-year-old james holmes to stand trial. he faces more than 150 counts, including first-degree murder and attempted murder in the aurora, colorado, movie theater shooting last july. 12 people were killed, dozens injured. some of the victims are expected to testify in the week-long hearing. >>> well, fire up the zambonis. hockey could be back in a matter of days. the national hockey league and the players association struck a tentative labor agreement today according to a statement posted on the league website. tha
state department spokeswoman says assad's plan is detached from reality and assad should resign immediately. >>> pakistani intelligence officials say a suspected u.s. drone strike killed 17 people today. today's attack follows two suspected u.s. drone strikes last week that killed 15 people, including a taliban commander with ties to the pakistani military. demonstrators protested against drone strikes thursday and burned a u.s. flag. >>> well, the man accused in one of the...
247
247
Jan 6, 2013
01/13
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 247
favorite 0
quote 0
clearly assad is still in control. the speech was meant as a message that he will not go peacefully. >> jamie: leland, thank you. >> gregg: well, hockey fans, you are having a happy day to be sure. it's apparently four months and marathon negotiation session to get hockey back. early this morning, nhl and players agreed to end the lockout and save what is left of the hockey season. take listen. >> it was the best deal for us available. you are always tough because we're all friends of the game and we with wish we didn't have to go through this, but we did. we're on the other side now. >> hopefully within a very few days, the fans can get back to watching people who are skating if not the two of us. >> gregg: hockey is back but scheduling issues including the length of season still needs to be worked out. >> jamie: a jam packed show ahead. still to come, president obama getting set to tap former republican senator chuck hagel to be the next defense secretary and possibly setting the stage for big confirmation fight. >>
clearly assad is still in control. the speech was meant as a message that he will not go peacefully. >> jamie: leland, thank you. >> gregg: well, hockey fans, you are having a happy day to be sure. it's apparently four months and marathon negotiation session to get hockey back. early this morning, nhl and players agreed to end the lockout and save what is left of the hockey season. take listen. >> it was the best deal for us available. you are always tough because we're all...
172
172
Jan 6, 2013
01/13
by
CNNW
tv
eye 172
favorite 0
quote 0
they said in order to start any kind of process, that assad must step down. we spoke to george subright, with the syrian national coalition, the opposition bloc. he told that assad repeated the same words and concepts from the past two years of the syrian revolution. unfortunately he didn't tell the truth about what happened in syria. who bombed the bakeries? who bombed the petrol stations. he said his government can deal with the political solution in syria. if this kind of government can deal with the political solution, why did he wait for two years to announce this solution? we also heard from british secretary william hague and he struck a note of skepticism in triter he so-called assad's speech hypocritical. death, violence and depression engulfing syria of his own making. this fools no one. this is very much like what we're hearing from the rest of the international community we must add one more thing. during his remarks, we heard from opposition activists that shelling was still going on in various parts of syria. since then we've heard 55 people kil
they said in order to start any kind of process, that assad must step down. we spoke to george subright, with the syrian national coalition, the opposition bloc. he told that assad repeated the same words and concepts from the past two years of the syrian revolution. unfortunately he didn't tell the truth about what happened in syria. who bombed the bakeries? who bombed the petrol stations. he said his government can deal with the political solution in syria. if this kind of government can deal...
128
128
Jan 6, 2013
01/13
by
LINKTV
tv
eye 128
favorite 0
quote 0
assad made it quite clear today unequivocally he's going to stay in power. so we're talking about a situation where nobody is going to be able to bring about a genuine change in syria unless the international community and particularly the americans and russians, step in. >> and that brings me to russia and china. do you think this will make them more or less defiant in their current stance? >> well, assad still faces a delicate task, which is basically if he shuns most of the calls by the international community to step aside, we will have only one option, which is to defend major cities and to reserve the tide of the gains made by rebels in different parts of the country, particularly in the north and the east. in this particular scenario, both parties will be trapped in a cycle of violence and killings, which could not only destabilize the whole of the country but also spread to regional countries, something which is rejected by the whole of the international communities. so no party is left with different options. there's only one option for everybody. i
assad made it quite clear today unequivocally he's going to stay in power. so we're talking about a situation where nobody is going to be able to bring about a genuine change in syria unless the international community and particularly the americans and russians, step in. >> and that brings me to russia and china. do you think this will make them more or less defiant in their current stance? >> well, assad still faces a delicate task, which is basically if he shuns most of the calls...
184
184
Jan 7, 2013
01/13
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 184
favorite 0
quote 0
this is bashar al-assad very much in control. he has a lot of supporters there in the damascus opera house there in the capitol from which he was speaking, a lot of applause there and was speaking live on state television. his detractors will say what what they will, but many people have predicted bashar al-assad's demise over the past 18 or 20 months, they say his days are over. this is a president very much in control of his capitol and much of his country, bill. bill: does that speech change anything on ground, leland. >> reporter: not rile the violence continues. the one thing that bashar al-assad did talk about is a need for his army to continue to night and that is exactly what they are doing. if anything the rebels' momentum as of late has slowed or perhaps stopped. the one thing we saw president bashar al-assad do is give up a lot of indefensible areas, areas he didn't care about, especially in the north. the rebels haven't been able to make inch roads either in damascus or other important towns there for bashar al-assad.
this is bashar al-assad very much in control. he has a lot of supporters there in the damascus opera house there in the capitol from which he was speaking, a lot of applause there and was speaking live on state television. his detractors will say what what they will, but many people have predicted bashar al-assad's demise over the past 18 or 20 months, they say his days are over. this is a president very much in control of his capitol and much of his country, bill. bill: does that speech change...
98
98
Jan 6, 2013
01/13
by
LINKTV
tv
eye 98
favorite 0
quote 0
the assad regime is increasingly relying on its air force. to reduce its effectiveness, opposition forces attacked a military airport. the un now says over 60,000 people have been killed in the conflict. some 15,000 more than previously estimated. the un has expressed concern at the number of atrocities committed by both the government and rebel forces. >> german police launched an inquiry into whether a hospital in leipzig helped dozens of patients jump the queue for liver transplants. the clinic has a suspended three senior doctors on suspicion of exaggerating patient records to improve their chances of receiving a new organ quickly. >> a german patients rights group says this is undermining public trust in the transplant system. >> people who come in are suspicious. they ask more questions than they used to. organ donations used to be more positive. today, people are more likely to ask whether everything is being done correctly. >> more than 12,000 people are on germany's transplant waiting list. around three of them die each day. the scan
the assad regime is increasingly relying on its air force. to reduce its effectiveness, opposition forces attacked a military airport. the un now says over 60,000 people have been killed in the conflict. some 15,000 more than previously estimated. the un has expressed concern at the number of atrocities committed by both the government and rebel forces. >> german police launched an inquiry into whether a hospital in leipzig helped dozens of patients jump the queue for liver transplants....
84
84
Jan 9, 2013
01/13
by
KQED
tv
eye 84
favorite 0
quote 0
it is time for assad to go, but is he making any push to go? >> i think is going to be very difficult for him to be -- to make progress in light of what president assad had to say a few days ago in the damascus opera house. i think that mr. beldini -- mr. bohimi at this point is placing an emphasis on getting support from americans and others. the transitional government of national unity, so to speak, that the united states and russia would try to then sell to the u.n. security council. >> is there any indication that moscow is prepared, or moving toward the decision of putting its eggs in assad's basket is not the thing to do? are you seeing any shift in russia's position? >> i do not detect a shift in the position exactly. but what i do think what we're seeing is a change in the russian and of a court judgment as to whether or not president bashar al-assad is going to survive politically. until recently cannot -- until recently, the russian conclusion is that he would survive. i think they have come to a different conclusion of together. now
it is time for assad to go, but is he making any push to go? >> i think is going to be very difficult for him to be -- to make progress in light of what president assad had to say a few days ago in the damascus opera house. i think that mr. beldini -- mr. bohimi at this point is placing an emphasis on getting support from americans and others. the transitional government of national unity, so to speak, that the united states and russia would try to then sell to the u.n. security council....
260
260
Jan 13, 2013
01/13
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 260
favorite 0
quote 0
>> i think they very much want to keep assad in power. i think they are prepared to see this conflict go on for as long as it takes. this is part of their campaign in the middle east. i think folks in the west and in the arab world people see assad's fall as something that could hurt iran very substantially and one asks in that case why hasn't the obama administration done more to help achieve that? i think the answer is because the obama administration is still desperate to find a way to negotiate with iran over the nuclear weapons program. i know if we were to get involved in the conflict against sa assad there would be no way the iranians would negotiate. >> what can the administration do? >> i don't think there's much they can do as long as they are not willing to take on russia and iran. the reset button has worked out well as we can see here. the administration is hosted by fat tar. >> good to see you. seems our fighting with continue with assad in place. >>> eric, thanks. there are growing concerns the deadly flu outbreak is sweepi
>> i think they very much want to keep assad in power. i think they are prepared to see this conflict go on for as long as it takes. this is part of their campaign in the middle east. i think folks in the west and in the arab world people see assad's fall as something that could hurt iran very substantially and one asks in that case why hasn't the obama administration done more to help achieve that? i think the answer is because the obama administration is still desperate to find a way to...
23
23
tv
eye 23
favorite 0
quote 0
and i president assad has outlined a political solution to the syrian conflict in a rare address to the nation he proposed a reconciliation conference aimed at forming a constitution holding free elections with a new government and an. he said he will not only hold talks with quote those who have not betrayed syria he said the first stage of the syrian solution should be the end of funding of rebel groups from abroad. also that any government makes will come through a referendum not a government decision from president assad speech we talk live to our correspondent in the region in just. a rock obama has given the green light to a law increasing taxes on wealthy americans and a move to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff it follows months of political bickering among us lawmakers right up until the january first deadline and no deal option could have meant billions of dollars of tax hikes and spending cuts which were due to automatically come into effect artie's economics expert max kaiser says that although an immediate crisis has been avoided the main underlying problems remain result. t
and i president assad has outlined a political solution to the syrian conflict in a rare address to the nation he proposed a reconciliation conference aimed at forming a constitution holding free elections with a new government and an. he said he will not only hold talks with quote those who have not betrayed syria he said the first stage of the syrian solution should be the end of funding of rebel groups from abroad. also that any government makes will come through a referendum not a...
136
136
Jan 6, 2013
01/13
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 136
favorite 0
quote 0
president assad has shown and uncanny ability to hold on to power. when you saw him speaking, he didn't appear to be a man under great threat or a man about to lose power. he appeared to be defiant, thinner than we've seen before but firmly in control of his country or at least the part of the country that those loyal to hill maintain. >> leland, thank you very much. >>> back to washington now and president obama facing another fiscal fight. putting pressure on congress to raise the nation's debt limit. the gop says they'll only consider it if spending cuts are part of the deal. what political capital does the president have left for his next battle and those that lie ahead? schirra is a staff writer, thanks for coming in. >> thanks for having me. >> raising the debt ceiling is non-negotiable. how is that going to go over with republicans? >> this is very much the first opening for ray on both sides. the president is non-negotiable, he wants to raise the debt ceiling. you have conservatives in congress saying we're not afraid to let the government sh
president assad has shown and uncanny ability to hold on to power. when you saw him speaking, he didn't appear to be a man under great threat or a man about to lose power. he appeared to be defiant, thinner than we've seen before but firmly in control of his country or at least the part of the country that those loyal to hill maintain. >> leland, thank you very much. >>> back to washington now and president obama facing another fiscal fight. putting pressure on congress to raise...
186
186
Jan 6, 2013
01/13
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 186
favorite 0
quote 0
assad speaking out, as defiant as ever, is the international community doing the right thing, stepping back and letting the civil war play out. or should countries like the united states be more actively involved. >> it is very hard for you us. but we ever watching and it's horrible there. i think the u.s. and the europe, must stop the bloodshed in sirria. we are watching what will happen with the weapons that assad is holding, whether it will go to hezbollah or al qaeda. we are watching it very carefully. but i think something must be done by the u.s. and the international community. >> one more question for you. israel seems as always the center of hostility. i am wondering, we have 30 seconds left, is that the way it will always be? >> i beg to argue with you, it's a beautiful place -- >> it's a beautiful place. i have been there. i love israel. it is one of the most special places on the planet. but will it always be the center of controversy? >> we are in the front line. we happen to have a tough neighborhood. because we are in the front line, they are going against us. but if you
assad speaking out, as defiant as ever, is the international community doing the right thing, stepping back and letting the civil war play out. or should countries like the united states be more actively involved. >> it is very hard for you us. but we ever watching and it's horrible there. i think the u.s. and the europe, must stop the bloodshed in sirria. we are watching what will happen with the weapons that assad is holding, whether it will go to hezbollah or al qaeda. we are watching...
257
257
Jan 6, 2013
01/13
by
KRCB
tv
eye 257
favorite 0
quote 0
president assad of syria is an alawite. the fear in antakya is that if assad is overthrown, his opponents will target all alawites, everywhere. >> turkey is predominantly muslim but residents of the southern hatay region like to tout its rich, historic, religious mosaic. christ's apostles, peter and paul, spent time in hatay's main city antakya, the biblical antioch, which is often called the cradle of christianity. >> antakya is a city of tolerance. we have tolerance for every different culture and religion. >> we have been living in antakya with arabs, with sunnis, with armenian people, with kurdish people all together. >> but beneath the appearance of business as usual, there's deep anxiety here as events unfold a few miles across the border in syria. in furniture shops and truck repair shops, business has actually been terrible since the syrian conflict began. >> of course there was a friendship. there were organic ties between antakya and syria. people were coming and going between the two countries. >> the syrians use
president assad of syria is an alawite. the fear in antakya is that if assad is overthrown, his opponents will target all alawites, everywhere. >> turkey is predominantly muslim but residents of the southern hatay region like to tout its rich, historic, religious mosaic. christ's apostles, peter and paul, spent time in hatay's main city antakya, the biblical antioch, which is often called the cradle of christianity. >> antakya is a city of tolerance. we have tolerance for every...
184
184
Jan 13, 2013
01/13
by
KQED
tv
eye 184
favorite 0
quote 0
it was connected to assad. the bigger chemical weapon worries is that if the rebels take over that government, they will have the possible usage of chemical weapons if an uprising rises against them. you follow me? is that a more likely scenario, scenario two? what am i trying to say? is it more justification for worry, number two, as opposed to number one? >> the issue is, if we're going to stand by and do nothing, okay, the chances are that a rebel group will take over, and who knows what they will do. >> who wants them to have -- >> we don't want them to have chemical weapons. we don't want assad to have chemical wessments and the whole world has warned assad against the use of chemical weapons. if he does use it he will be over. >> but is there now a lessening of the worry that assad will use the chemical weapons? >> i think we never know what assad will do to. answer your question, does the civil war justify it, if we want to justify it, >>> out of time. sorry. bye-bye. >>> right now for the next four year
it was connected to assad. the bigger chemical weapon worries is that if the rebels take over that government, they will have the possible usage of chemical weapons if an uprising rises against them. you follow me? is that a more likely scenario, scenario two? what am i trying to say? is it more justification for worry, number two, as opposed to number one? >> the issue is, if we're going to stand by and do nothing, okay, the chances are that a rebel group will take over, and who knows...
152
152
Jan 6, 2013
01/13
by
CNNW
tv
eye 152
favorite 0
quote 0
that is an audience in syria cheering for their president assad. he made a rare speech in damascus and at one point the crowd was cheering blood ask sacrifice must be for you, assad. tens of thousands of syrians have been killed and even more have fled their homeland. cnn's mohammed jamjoon is watching things from beirut. break down for us what he had to say. >> well, randi, assad remained defiant and he gave a rambling speech in which he blamed a conspiracy for what was going on in syria and he denied his military was the cause of the violence that has engulfed the country for 21 months. he called the opposition there terrorists and traitors. any solution for any kind of peace or political solution in syria must come from within syria and must be the solution that he delivers. he stood firm against calls by the international community and the syrian opposition for him to step down. and, by the end of it, he did offer what he was calling an initiative in which there would be a national dialogue, a conference, a new charter for a new constitution. t
that is an audience in syria cheering for their president assad. he made a rare speech in damascus and at one point the crowd was cheering blood ask sacrifice must be for you, assad. tens of thousands of syrians have been killed and even more have fled their homeland. cnn's mohammed jamjoon is watching things from beirut. break down for us what he had to say. >> well, randi, assad remained defiant and he gave a rambling speech in which he blamed a conspiracy for what was going on in syria...
29
29
tv
eye 29
favorite 0
quote 0
the end of foreign backing for terrorism and the formation of a new government president assad. over the fiscal cliff. preventing a nationwide financial disaster. forced into revealing it knew about. the leaders of occupy wall street but chose not to. move. to russian passport after falling out with the government in france. with the top stories of the week today this is their weekly. live in moscow the syrian leader has outlined his vision. of continued civil conflict i want of the key conditions for peace according to president bashar al assad is for a regional and international powers to stop supporting the groups. he was following exactly what he had to say. well there has certainly been rather interesting quotes coming from the syrian president he in fact called to hold an international reconciliation conference. and the violence and the military conflict which is going on it's been going on for almost two years now in syria and this initiative according to assad will lead to a national wide referendum and fair election which is the only way according to the syrian presiden
the end of foreign backing for terrorism and the formation of a new government president assad. over the fiscal cliff. preventing a nationwide financial disaster. forced into revealing it knew about. the leaders of occupy wall street but chose not to. move. to russian passport after falling out with the government in france. with the top stories of the week today this is their weekly. live in moscow the syrian leader has outlined his vision. of continued civil conflict i want of the key...
25
25
tv
eye 25
favorite 0
quote 1
president assad has said that his government is not willing to negotiate with those opposition groups which he considers to be the puppets of the west well earlier i spoke to political analyst marcus papadopoulos who believes that assad will have a hard job finding any they don't when president assad says he's not going to talk to the opposition into the armed opposition the so-called free syrian army and its political wing of the syrian national council which is a foreign based opposition movement and it's very important to make this clear in particular for western audiences who are unfortunately not read the full picture when it comes to syria the free syrian army is a lethal cocktail or various groups including many islamist groups and many groups linked to al qaida and the free syrian army or the f.s.a. it's more commonly referred to you has been responsible for heinous dry all terrorist acts in the last couple of years in syria so it's it's it's pretty clear why president assad will not talk to the armed opposition and its political wing and the political wing being the syrian na
president assad has said that his government is not willing to negotiate with those opposition groups which he considers to be the puppets of the west well earlier i spoke to political analyst marcus papadopoulos who believes that assad will have a hard job finding any they don't when president assad says he's not going to talk to the opposition into the armed opposition the so-called free syrian army and its political wing of the syrian national council which is a foreign based opposition...
20
20
tv
eye 20
favorite 0
quote 0
the end of foreign backing for terrorism and the formation of a new government president assad outlines his views on how syria could finally be at peace. no fall from the fiscal cliff president obama pushes up taxes at the eleventh hour striking a deal with congress that now really prevented a nationwide financial disaster that critics say there is still no long term solution in sight. and plus the f.b.i. lands itself in hot water after choosing not to warn the leaders of the occupy wall street movement about a plot to assassinate the. u.k. prime minister says he's ready to order the armed forces to war over the falklands after the argentinean president publicly demanded the return of the island's. film icon gerard that produces this for their own year to france as he gets a russian passport after a dramatic falling out with his native land over a fierce new tax hike on the wealthy. with a look back at the top stories of the last seven days and the latest developments this is the weekly here on our. the syrian leader has outlined his vision on how to end almost two years of continued ci
the end of foreign backing for terrorism and the formation of a new government president assad outlines his views on how syria could finally be at peace. no fall from the fiscal cliff president obama pushes up taxes at the eleventh hour striking a deal with congress that now really prevented a nationwide financial disaster that critics say there is still no long term solution in sight. and plus the f.b.i. lands itself in hot water after choosing not to warn the leaders of the occupy wall street...
226
226
Jan 12, 2013
01/13
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 226
favorite 0
quote 0
assad regime has used air power to bomb civilians across syria. rebels rocket launchers and tanks and with the capture of this air base they will be able to limit the number of air strikes that syrian jets are able to launch in northern syria. they still expect there will be air strikes but this will simply remove some of those abilities to attack civilians and rebel fighters. as you said, the rebels have faced setbacks in and around damascus. reportedly syrian troops have begun to take control of a suburb that was controlled by syrian rebels. it's the type of fighting we're seeing all over the country, one side takes the hair and other side takes it back. this is continuing and u.n. and international community feels it will continue for a long time and increase in the death toll in coming months and maybe even a year. >> jamie: conor powell, thank you so much. >> gregg: joe biden declaring there is no silver bullet to preventing gun tragedies. he made that remark as he sat down this week with members of the video game industry, nra and victims of
assad regime has used air power to bomb civilians across syria. rebels rocket launchers and tanks and with the capture of this air base they will be able to limit the number of air strikes that syrian jets are able to launch in northern syria. they still expect there will be air strikes but this will simply remove some of those abilities to attack civilians and rebel fighters. as you said, the rebels have faced setbacks in and around damascus. reportedly syrian troops have begun to take control...
9
9.0
tv
eye 9
favorite 0
quote 0
of continued civil conflict and one of the key conditions for peace according to president bashar al assad is for regional and international powers to stop supporting groups. he was following exactly what he had to say. well there has certainly been rather interesting quotes coming from the syrian president he in fact called to hold an international reconciliation conference. and the violence and the military conflict which is going on be going on for almost two years now in syria and this initiative according to assad will lead to a national wide referendum and fair election which is the only way according to the syrian president that the political landscape in this country can be changed but this initiative can only be possible according to assad if the western countries and some regional countries as he put it stuff investing into terrorist groups which are fighting to overthrow his his regime has been again pretty much a defined term thing that the only way that syria will listen to the outside world is through a device not through a dictating will this speech of the syrian president c
of continued civil conflict and one of the key conditions for peace according to president bashar al assad is for regional and international powers to stop supporting groups. he was following exactly what he had to say. well there has certainly been rather interesting quotes coming from the syrian president he in fact called to hold an international reconciliation conference. and the violence and the military conflict which is going on be going on for almost two years now in syria and this...
153
153
Jan 6, 2013
01/13
by
CNNW
tv
eye 153
favorite 0
quote 0
will not talk to the assad regime as long as assad is in power. my fear is that at the end of this conflict, syria will most likely be destroyed and syria, assad will go. but in the meantime, in the meantime, 2013 will most likely be very violent and more syrians will die in the country. >> you still feel that it would be a mistake for the west to intervene? >> well the west has intervened. the west is wamging a war by other means. against the assad regime. economic war, financial war, intelligence war. but the reality is the west is very reluctant to provide arms to the opposition. here is the irony. the west supports the opposition. in particular, the syrian national coalition. yet also the united states has put the so-called jihad, a radical jihadist group. >> and it is -- >> they branded them a terrorist organization. >> absolutely. yet, they are one of the most important potent and skilled fighting machines, inside syria. here is the irony, what do you do? how do you provide the opposition with arms. in order to expedite the end of the confli
will not talk to the assad regime as long as assad is in power. my fear is that at the end of this conflict, syria will most likely be destroyed and syria, assad will go. but in the meantime, in the meantime, 2013 will most likely be very violent and more syrians will die in the country. >> you still feel that it would be a mistake for the west to intervene? >> well the west has intervened. the west is wamging a war by other means. against the assad regime. economic war, financial...
154
154
Jan 6, 2013
01/13
by
CNNW
tv
eye 154
favorite 0
quote 0
bashar al assad must go. he also told me that he's hoping to come to the united states during the first three months of this year to meet with president obama. he hopes by the end of march to make a visit to the united states. he's a graduate of the university of southern california. he's got a doctorate from the usc, hopes to make a visit out there while in the united states. he's trying to get some sort of peace deal, between the palestinians themselves and he's hoping this week to host a meeting in cairo between the palestinian authority, president mahmoud abbas and the leader of hamas. because there have been differences between hamas and fatah, the two many palestinian groups. he's working on those areas. we went through a whole lot of other issues, but those are three little nuggets that i'll share with you right now. >> thanks, wolf. just using your expertise in that area, is the new voice of egypt, and that is morsi, have as much power as the old voice of egypt, vis-a-vis saying things like the syrian
bashar al assad must go. he also told me that he's hoping to come to the united states during the first three months of this year to meet with president obama. he hopes by the end of march to make a visit to the united states. he's a graduate of the university of southern california. he's got a doctorate from the usc, hopes to make a visit out there while in the united states. he's trying to get some sort of peace deal, between the palestinians themselves and he's hoping this week to host a...
138
138
Jan 12, 2013
01/13
by
LINKTV
tv
eye 138
favorite 0
quote 0
all hoping to see an end to the war. >> we thought our fight was against assad. we find ourselves fighting the world. we don't want their aid. we want to go home. >> but for the time being, they have no other choice but to stay in this camp and pray for peace. conditions here are far better compared with other refugee camps not only internationally but in the whole region rvingts but for thousands of syrians here, they've lost everything. their homes and villages were destroyed, which means that even when violence is over, they may have to stay here for a longer period of time the >> israel is preparing to remove palestinian pro pecttors by force from a tent city in the left bank. in the meantime it's shut off roads leading to the wind swept area of course east jerusalem in the area known as e-1. they had said they wanted to establish on the ground. >> and temperatures are so high in australia that they have melted roads. it has made conditions difficult for the fire fighters battling blazes there. this prort -- report from south of sydney. >> it's been the week
all hoping to see an end to the war. >> we thought our fight was against assad. we find ourselves fighting the world. we don't want their aid. we want to go home. >> but for the time being, they have no other choice but to stay in this camp and pray for peace. conditions here are far better compared with other refugee camps not only internationally but in the whole region rvingts but for thousands of syrians here, they've lost everything. their homes and villages were destroyed,...
171
171
Jan 7, 2013
01/13
by
KNTV
tv
eye 171
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> syrian president bashar al assad addressed his country for the first time since june. he's very rarely seen in public. he was greeted by a packed and boifterrous oust tore yum. he blamed the crisis in syria on terrorists, including al qaeda and the countries that continue to fund them. there was little to no mention of the syrians themselves and have picked up arms against the government. assad also proposed a new political initiative that would include a new government a new constitution, and amnesty. he said he would not go forward until the foreign funding of the rebels came to an ened. the european union responded quickly and said, no political solution could move forward until assad himself stepped down. the syrian president made no mention of that happening today in de mass cass. stephanie gosk, nbc news, cairo. >>> faithful attendees of the popular desert festival burning man are feeling a little left out by the latest hike in ticket prices. how much more a weekend ticket could cost some folks and what the options are for people who don't want to pay that higher
. >> syrian president bashar al assad addressed his country for the first time since june. he's very rarely seen in public. he was greeted by a packed and boifterrous oust tore yum. he blamed the crisis in syria on terrorists, including al qaeda and the countries that continue to fund them. there was little to no mention of the syrians themselves and have picked up arms against the government. assad also proposed a new political initiative that would include a new government a new...
204
204
Jan 7, 2013
01/13
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 204
favorite 0
quote 0
. >>> syria's president assad proposing a peace deal to end the blood did i civil war. he is out with a new proposal. why it is being rejected next. [ indistinct conversations ] [ male announcer ] when you wear dentures you may not know it, but your mouth is under attack. food particles infiltrate and bacteria proliferate. ♪ protect your mouth, with fixodent. the adhesive helps create a food seal defense for a clean mouth and kills bacteria for fresh breath. ♪ fixodent, and forget it. your soups are so awesomely delicious my husband and i can't stop eating 'em! what's...that... on your head? can curlers! tomato basil, potato with bacon... we've got a lot of empty cans. [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. jenna: welcome back. everybody one. we await the president's announcement today for two new nominees for the secretary of defense and the head of cia there are some brand new developments in the iran nuclear showdown we want to talk to you about. the u.s. is again tighting the economic news noose by releasing new sanctions against iran. this tim
. >>> syria's president assad proposing a peace deal to end the blood did i civil war. he is out with a new proposal. why it is being rejected next. [ indistinct conversations ] [ male announcer ] when you wear dentures you may not know it, but your mouth is under attack. food particles infiltrate and bacteria proliferate. ♪ protect your mouth, with fixodent. the adhesive helps create a food seal defense for a clean mouth and kills bacteria for fresh breath. ♪ fixodent, and forget...
110
110
Jan 11, 2013
01/13
by
KCSM
tv
eye 110
favorite 0
quote 0
but iran is backing the assad administration with russia. after the meeting they held a news conference. >> translator: to solve the situation in syria iran's cooperation is necessary. >> translator: the situation in syria should be solved by syrian, not by intervention from other countries. >> iran will cooperate with egypt. they will support mediation efforts by the un. >>> the public standoff between journalists and government officials is making more headlines. staff say they were censored. they have used their latest edition to take a jab at the communist party. >> reporter: the southern best weekly published its second edition on thursday. >> translator: i came to buy the news to know what's happening and to know the truth. >> translator: media restrictions are getting tighter. >> reporter: they did not run a story detailing their complaint. editors wrote even though the party had the right to control the media, it should change with the times. no major rallies happened on thursday outside the head office. hundreds of protesters have g
but iran is backing the assad administration with russia. after the meeting they held a news conference. >> translator: to solve the situation in syria iran's cooperation is necessary. >> translator: the situation in syria should be solved by syrian, not by intervention from other countries. >> iran will cooperate with egypt. they will support mediation efforts by the un. >>> the public standoff between journalists and government officials is making more headlines....
222
222
Jan 7, 2013
01/13
by
CNNW
tv
eye 222
favorite 0
quote 0
. >>> and bashar al assad said that the enemies of his regime are going to hell. jenna shared her recipe with sharon, who emailed it to emily, who sent it to cindy, who wondered why her soup wasn't quite the same. the recipe's not the recipe... ohhh. [ female announcer ] ...without swanson. the broth cooks trust most when making soup. mmmm! [ female announcer ] the secret is swanson. >>> both his friends and enemies are troubled by president bashar al assad's latest show of defiance. speaking before a crowd of cheering supporters, the embattled leader delivered his first public address in six months, laying out terms for a peace plan that, of course, keeps himself in power. he ruled out any talks of the opposition, calling them enemies of god who will go to hell. those are his words. hala gorani is joining us to tell us about this. this was in damascus, the opera house. very deliberate here. >> it makes him look statesman like, and the carefully picked crowd, of course. kind of laughably, that ended up mobbing him at the end of his one-hour speech, we saw, as broa
. >>> and bashar al assad said that the enemies of his regime are going to hell. jenna shared her recipe with sharon, who emailed it to emily, who sent it to cindy, who wondered why her soup wasn't quite the same. the recipe's not the recipe... ohhh. [ female announcer ] ...without swanson. the broth cooks trust most when making soup. mmmm! [ female announcer ] the secret is swanson. >>> both his friends and enemies are troubled by president bashar al assad's latest show of...
19
19
tv
eye 19
favorite 0
quote 0
the end of foreign backing for terrorism and the formation of a new government president assad outlines his views on how syria could finally be. a last ditch deal prevents the us from plunging over the fiscal cliff is of. raising taxes on wealthy americans already preventing a nationwide financial disaster. is forced into revealing it knew about a plan to assassinate the leaders of occupy wall street but chose not to warn them their lives were in danger. and also the movie superstar gets a freshly standard russian passport to falling out with the government in france over super high taxes on the super rich. the look back at the past seven days top stories in the latest developments this is the weekly on. the syrian leader has outlined his vision on how to end almost two years of continued civil conflict one of the key conditions for peace according to president bashar assad is for regional and international powers to stop supporting groups. was following what he said. well there has certainly been rather interesting quotes coming from the syrian president he in fact called to hold an in
the end of foreign backing for terrorism and the formation of a new government president assad outlines his views on how syria could finally be. a last ditch deal prevents the us from plunging over the fiscal cliff is of. raising taxes on wealthy americans already preventing a nationwide financial disaster. is forced into revealing it knew about a plan to assassinate the leaders of occupy wall street but chose not to warn them their lives were in danger. and also the movie superstar gets a...
123
123
Jan 8, 2013
01/13
by
KPIX
tv
eye 123
favorite 0
quote 0
in syria there was a surprise nationwide address by the dictator bashar al-assad andddres what he had to say was a cause for worry. it was his first speech in six months and assad said he won't step down and he won't negotiate with the rebels. the civil war there has spilled over syria's borders from time to time so now u.s. soldiers have landed in turkey to man patriot missiles on the border. holly williams is ourrder. correspondent in turkey reporting from istanbul tonight. holly, why do the turks wanty, these patriot missile batteries?es >> reporter: well, scott, turkey asked its nato allies-- including the united states-- toes-- provide patriot missiles because of fears that syria might use chemical weapons.e the turkish are nervous firstly because they have openly backedr the rebels in syria's civil war and secondly because they share a 600 mile long border with syria and we've already seen fighting spilling across that border. these six missile batteries are aimed at detering a much bigger inversion, they're capable of intercepting missiles and aircraft and they would be usedd t
in syria there was a surprise nationwide address by the dictator bashar al-assad andddres what he had to say was a cause for worry. it was his first speech in six months and assad said he won't step down and he won't negotiate with the rebels. the civil war there has spilled over syria's borders from time to time so now u.s. soldiers have landed in turkey to man patriot missiles on the border. holly williams is ourrder. correspondent in turkey reporting from istanbul tonight. holly, why do the...
21
21
tv
eye 21
favorite 0
quote 0
this iran conflicts where the opposition pleasure to carry on fighting and a rejection of president assad's new peace plan. a war of words between britain and argentina but could it turn into a real war the u.k. prime minister says he is ready to fight to keep control over the falkland islands . and marking also christmas in russia and around the world as people park into churches and cathedrals for special celebrations. and you saw in russia and around the world this is all see with me. and a very warm welcome to the program. they see we're in opposition and western leaders have rejected a peace plan proposed by president assad and instead they are again demanding that he should go in a raid to address bashar al assad offered a national dialogue and a constitutional referendum to end the nearly two years of a conflict that he pledged to continue fighting what he calls terrorist violence and urged foreign nations to stop funding his enemies assad's speech was punctuated with loud cheering for his supporters but his opponents dismissed the address as hypocritical political analyst marcus pap
this iran conflicts where the opposition pleasure to carry on fighting and a rejection of president assad's new peace plan. a war of words between britain and argentina but could it turn into a real war the u.k. prime minister says he is ready to fight to keep control over the falkland islands . and marking also christmas in russia and around the world as people park into churches and cathedrals for special celebrations. and you saw in russia and around the world this is all see with me. and a...
25
25
tv
eye 25
favorite 0
quote 0
again allowing players to take part in the sea where with the ultimate goal of bringing down president assad. also line up to georgia's own government was rocked by a prisoner abuse scandal the country's parliament sets free two hundred political prisoners overturning a presidential veto for the first time in the country's modern history. let's get. to some more world news in this hour israel forcefully addicted to me and the international protestors from a turn to count they've arrested in the west bank to prevent the building of jewish settlements there several people have also been arrested the piles are illegal under international law and with split palestinians from the lands they claim in east jerusalem prime minister binyamin netanyahu orders the area of the so-called tent city declared a closed military zone and shut off access. not family of the internet freedom activist was hard because the u.s. criminal justice system opposes death the twenty six year old co-founder of social news website reddit committed suicide on friday by the news of himself which was a face criminal charges w
again allowing players to take part in the sea where with the ultimate goal of bringing down president assad. also line up to georgia's own government was rocked by a prisoner abuse scandal the country's parliament sets free two hundred political prisoners overturning a presidential veto for the first time in the country's modern history. let's get. to some more world news in this hour israel forcefully addicted to me and the international protestors from a turn to count they've arrested in the...
472
472
Jan 7, 2013
01/13
by
KNTV
tv
eye 472
favorite 0
quote 0
today, assad blamed all of his country's hardships on the opposition. he gave no sign he will ever leave syria. and when the speech ended, the resolute president was swarmed. his security team forced to push adoring supporters away. the leadership of the opposition say they won't negotiate as long as assad is in power. and this evening, the u.s. state department responded to the speech, saying this was just another attempt by the regime to hold on to that power. lester? >> stephanie gosk in cairo tonight. thanks. >>> tonight, crews searching off the coast of venezuela are entering the third night with no sign of a plane carrying italian fashion executive vittorio missoni, his wife and four others, missing after the plane disappeared during a flight on friday. missoni is ceo of his family's iconic fashion house. venezuela's government says it will continue the search until the airplane is found. >>> in a small ohio town, where the local high school football team is a very big deal, the accusation that two of its players raped a teenaged girl has sparked
today, assad blamed all of his country's hardships on the opposition. he gave no sign he will ever leave syria. and when the speech ended, the resolute president was swarmed. his security team forced to push adoring supporters away. the leadership of the opposition say they won't negotiate as long as assad is in power. and this evening, the u.s. state department responded to the speech, saying this was just another attempt by the regime to hold on to that power. lester? >> stephanie gosk...
153
153
tv
eye 153
favorite 0
quote 0
it is time for assad to go, but is he making any push to go? >> i think is going to be very difficult for him to be -- to make progress in light of what president assad had to say a few days ago in the damascus opera house. i think that mr. beldini -- mr. bohimi at this point is placing an emphasis on getting support from americans and others. the transitional government of national unity, so to speak, that the united states and russia would try to then sell to the u.n. security council. >> is there any indication that moscow is prepared, or moving toward the decision of putting its eggs in assad's basket is not the thing to do? are you seeing any shift in russia's position? >> i do not detect a shift in the position exactly. but what i do think what we're seeing is a change in the russian and of a court judgment as to whether or not president bashar al-assad is going to survive politically. until recently cannot -- until recently, the russian conclusion is that he would survive. i think they have come to a different conclusion of together. now
it is time for assad to go, but is he making any push to go? >> i think is going to be very difficult for him to be -- to make progress in light of what president assad had to say a few days ago in the damascus opera house. i think that mr. beldini -- mr. bohimi at this point is placing an emphasis on getting support from americans and others. the transitional government of national unity, so to speak, that the united states and russia would try to then sell to the u.n. security council....
17
17
tv
eye 17
favorite 0
quote 0
plus the syrian opposition and western leaders have rejected a peace plan proposed by president assad and instead they are again demanding that he should go in a rare t.v. address bashar al assad offered a national dialogue and a constitutional referendum to end the nearly two years civil conflict where he pledged to continue fighting what he called terrorist widens and urged foreign nations to stop funding his enemies assad speech was punctuated with a loud cheering from his supporters but his opponents dismissed the address as hypocritical political analyst and marcus papadopoulos believes there are elements within the syrian opposition that will continue fighting despite any peace proposals. so really for now or various groups including many islamist groups and many groups linked to al qaida and the free free syrian army is of course back to follow it certain countries in the west and certain countries in the region and the free syrian army has been responsible for. terrorist attacks in the last couple of years in syria but ultimately it's got to be america turkey saudi arabia qata
plus the syrian opposition and western leaders have rejected a peace plan proposed by president assad and instead they are again demanding that he should go in a rare t.v. address bashar al assad offered a national dialogue and a constitutional referendum to end the nearly two years civil conflict where he pledged to continue fighting what he called terrorist widens and urged foreign nations to stop funding his enemies assad speech was punctuated with a loud cheering from his supporters but his...